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In some species of cricket, the number of chirps per minute used by the male for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve as an approximate thermometer.

	for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve
	for attracting females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, which can in fact serve
	in attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and it can in fact serve
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving

此题答案为D

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Even though it was not illegal for the bank to share its customers' personal and financial information with an outside marketing company in return for a commission on sales, the state's attorney general accused the bank of engaging in deceptive business practices [by failing to honor its promise to its customers to keep records private.]
by failing to honor its promise to its customers to keep
by its failure of honoring its promise to its customers to keep
in its failing to honor its promise to its customers of keeping
because of its failure in honoring its promise to its customers in keeping
because of its failure to honor its promise to its customers of keeping
这个题答案是A，我选的是E

sisichen666

In some species of cricket, the number of chirps per minute used by the male for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve as an approximate thermometer.

	for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve
	for attracting females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, which can in fact serve
	in attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and it can in fact serve
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving

此题答案为D

-- by 会员 我们好像认识 (2012/12/26 21:44:40)

A选项：用for doing结构表示目的,不如to do结构有效; 主谓不一致,主语是the number, 谓语应该用单数; they只能指代some species, 导致逻辑错误
B选项：for doing使用错误, which就近指代temperature,导致逻辑错
C选项：in doing使用错误; 主谓不一致; 使用伴随状语导致逻辑错误,有作后置定语修饰temperature的歧义存在;rise and fall和serve不是同时发生的动作, 不存在逻辑关系; 将can改为possibly,改变了原句的意思
D选项：correct，主谓一致; 使用to do表示目的更加有效; 用and连接句子, 意思符合逻辑
E选项：伴随状语使用错误,有作后置定语修饰temperature的歧义存在;possibly使用错误

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In some species of cricket, the number of chirps per minute used by the male for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve as an approximate thermometer.

	for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve
	for attracting females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, which can in fact serve
	in attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and it can in fact serve
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving

此题答案为D

-- by 会员 我们好像认识 (2012/12/26 21:44:40)

A选项：用for doing结构表示目的,不如to do结构有效; 主谓不一致,主语是the number, 谓语应该用单数; they只能指代some species, 导致逻辑错误
B选项：for doing使用错误, which就近指代temperature,导致逻辑错
C选项：in doing使用错误; 主谓不一致; 使用伴随状语导致逻辑错误,有作后置定语修饰temperature的歧义存在;rise and fall和serve不是同时发生的动作, 不存在逻辑关系; 将can改为possibly,改变了原句的意思
D选项：correct，主谓一致; 使用to do表示目的更加有效; 用and连接句子, 意思符合逻辑
E选项：伴随状语使用错误,有作后置定语修饰temperature的歧义存在;possibly使用错误

-- by 会员 sisichen666 (2012/12/26 23:51:04)

我觉得现在分词不能修饰temperature把，只能修饰上一句的主语把~

sisichen666

Even though it was not illegal for the bank to share its customers' personal and financial information with an outside marketing company in return for a commission on sales, the state's attorney general accused the bank of engaging in deceptive business practices [by failing to honor its promise to its customers to keep records private.]
by failing to honor its promise to its customers to keep
by its failure of honoring its promise to its customers to keep
in its failing to honor its promise to its customers of keeping
because of its failure in honoring its promise to its customers in keeping
because of its failure to honor its promise to its customers of keeping
这个题答案是A，我选的是E

-- by 会员 我们好像认识 (2012/12/26 21:48:46)

(A)正确，by doing to do 表示 engage in deceptive business practice 的方式（此处相当于through，是表示通过某种方式），故介词后面需要接动名词，强调动作，相比because of 更加简洁。；promise 的习惯用法是 promise to do
  sth 或者 promise that…，而不是 promise of doing或 in doing sth。
(B)名词 failure 不如动词failing 简洁。
(C) its failing 是动名词不够简洁；promise of doing 的表达不正确。
(D)名词 failure 不如动词failing 简洁，使用的because of改变原文的逻辑含义：本意是:银行通过falling to honer。。。而参与商业欺骗活动，而不是“因为”falling to honer...而参与了商业欺骗活动
(E) its failing 是动名词不够简洁；promise of doing 的表达不正确,because of同D错误。

kiwifoodtown

In some species of cricket, the number of chirps per minute used by the male for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve as an approximate thermometer.

	for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve
	for attracting females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, which can in fact serve
	in attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and it can in fact serve
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving

此题答案为D

-- by 会员 我们好像认识 (2012/12/26 21:44:40)

A选项：用for doing结构表示目的,不如to do结构有效; 主谓不一致,主语是the number, 谓语应该用单数; they只能指代some species, 导致逻辑错误
B选项：for doing使用错误, which就近指代temperature,导致逻辑错
C选项：in doing使用错误; 主谓不一致; 使用伴随状语导致逻辑错误,有作后置定语修饰temperature的歧义存在;rise and fall和serve不是同时发生的动作, 不存在逻辑关系; 将can改为possibly,改变了原句的意思
D选项：correct，主谓一致; 使用to do表示目的更加有效; 用and连接句子, 意思符合逻辑
E选项：伴随状语使用错误,有作后置定语修饰temperature的歧义存在;possibly使用错误

-- by 会员 sisichen666 (2012/12/26 23:51:04)

我觉得现在分词不能修饰temperature把，只能修饰上一句的主语把~

-- by 会员 我们好像认识 (2012/12/26 23:58:03)

本题中，现在分词的确不修饰temperature，而是修饰前面一整句话，句子没错，这里主要是possibly使用错误。但是语法上独立分词结构的确可以跟在名词后作非限定修饰。

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In some species of cricket, the number of chirps per minute used by the male for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve as an approximate thermometer.

	for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve
	for attracting females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, which can in fact serve
	in attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and it can in fact serve
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving

此题答案为D

-- by 会员 我们好像认识 (2012/12/26 21:44:40)

A选项：用for doing结构表示目的,不如to do结构有效; 主谓不一致,主语是the number, 谓语应该用单数; they只能指代some species, 导致逻辑错误
B选项：for doing使用错误, which就近指代temperature,导致逻辑错
C选项：in doing使用错误; 主谓不一致; 使用伴随状语导致逻辑错误,有作后置定语修饰temperature的歧义存在;rise and fall和serve不是同时发生的动作, 不存在逻辑关系; 将can改为possibly,改变了原句的意思
D选项：correct，主谓一致; 使用to do表示目的更加有效; 用and连接句子, 意思符合逻辑
E选项：伴随状语使用错误,有作后置定语修饰temperature的歧义存在;possibly使用错误

-- by 会员 sisichen666 (2012/12/26 23:51:04)

我觉得现在分词不能修饰temperature把，只能修饰上一句的主语把~

-- by 会员 我们好像认识 (2012/12/26 23:58:03)

本题中，现在分词的确不修饰temperature，而是修饰前面一整句话，句子没错，这里主要是possibly使用错误。但是语法上独立分词结构的确可以跟在名词后作非限定修饰。

-- by 会员 kiwifoodtown (2012/12/27 10:43:20)

你好，我不太理解，为什么possibly就使用错误了？

kiwifoodtown

In some species of cricket, the number of chirps per minute used by the male for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve as an approximate thermometer.

	for attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and they can in fact serve
	for attracting females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, which can in fact serve
	in attracting females rise and fall in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, and it can in fact serve
	to attract females rises and falls in accordance with the surrounding temperature, in fact possibly serving

此题答案为D

-- by 会员 我们好像认识 (2012/12/26 21:44:40)

A选项：用for doing结构表示目的,不如to do结构有效; 主谓不一致,主语是the number, 谓语应该用单数; they只能指代some species, 导致逻辑错误
B选项：for doing使用错误, which就近指代temperature,导致逻辑错
C选项：in doing使用错误; 主谓不一致; 使用伴随状语导致逻辑错误,有作后置定语修饰temperature的歧义存在;rise and fall和serve不是同时发生的动作, 不存在逻辑关系; 将can改为possibly,改变了原句的意思
D选项：correct，主谓一致; 使用to do表示目的更加有效; 用and连接句子, 意思符合逻辑
E选项：伴随状语使用错误,有作后置定语修饰temperature的歧义存在;possibly使用错误

-- by 会员 sisichen666 (2012/12/26 23:51:04)

我觉得现在分词不能修饰temperature把，只能修饰上一句的主语把~

-- by 会员 我们好像认识 (2012/12/26 23:58:03)

本题中，现在分词的确不修饰temperature，而是修饰前面一整句话，句子没错，这里主要是possibly使用错误。但是语法上独立分词结构的确可以跟在名词后作非限定修饰。

-- by 会员 kiwifoodtown (2012/12/27 10:43:20)

你好，我不太理解，为什么possibly就使用错误了？

-- by 会员 我们好像认识 (2012/12/27 10:58:23)

possibly 改变了句意，把确定的事情变成了不确定的事情。

TerraceHo

meaning: 在一些cr物種中，雄性每分鐘ch去吸引雌性的數量，會根據環境溫度發生改變，這個（？？？）可以作為溫度計存在。

看了ls各位的討論，我覺得根本就是要確定到底（？？？）表示的是什麽，serve前後的內容應該是structurally and logically parallel.
1、表示“數量改變”=“溫度計”---不對，溫度計是個something，數量改變是一個process，平行不對等。
2、表示“雄性每分鐘ch去吸引雌性的數量”=“溫度計”---ok，二者都是something。另外，數量和溫度計都會自己根據情況變化而改變，屬性相同，ook。

另，possiblely同意ls，這是變相改變句意---can表示capability（表示主體有能力決定某個事情到底會不會發生），但是possibly表示possibility（表示事情本身可能或可能不會發生）。

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谢谢！